All Broadcast articles in 15 December 2000 – Page 4

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    Freedom and accountability

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    The white paper published on Tuesday finally provides operators across the industry with a blueprint for their development next year - and the year after that until this white paper turns

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    SMITH AWARDED RADIO ACADEMY FELLOWSHIP

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Independent Radio News chairman Terry Smith has been handed the industry's highest honour, a fellowship of the Radio Academy. Receiving his fellowship at a Savoy Hotel lunch ceremony, Smith said: 'All

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    White Paper Special - Anxiety over C5's PSB objectives

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Channel 5 joint-owner RTL Group has expressed concern about the white paper's review of C5's public service obligations, writes Penny Hughes.

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    WILSON ORDERS 'SILLIONAIRE' FOR C5 ..

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Channel 5 commissioning editor, children's and religious programming Nick Wilson has ordered a 1 x 20-minute broadcast pilot comedy show co-produced by indies Cheeky TV and Brilliant TV. Who Wants 2

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    422 TO MODERNISE

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    422 has dropped the colons and is positioning itself as 'more than just a television design company', according to chief creative Andy Davie-Coward, who added: 'It's a simpler, cleaner look. Those

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    White Paper Special - Another review for C4 remit

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has been saved from privatisation as predicted, but will have its remit reviewed for the second time in as many years, writes Ashley Davies.

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    ITC UPHOLDS COMPLAINTS ABOUT C4'S ANGEL

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    The Independent Television Commission upheld 86 complaints from viewers about the adult tone of the fantasy drama Angel, which aired on Channel 4 in September and October. The commission ruled that

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    S4C PLANS WELSH ANSWER TO THE X-FILES

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Welsh broadcaster S4C has unveiled details of its new year's schedule. The backbone of the schedule is a 6 x 60-minute spine-chiller drama series called Arachnid, which is being made by

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    Edinburgh winners in E4 TV deal

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Kim Noble and Stuart Silver, whose Noble and Silver double act won them the Perrier Award for the best newcomers in Edinburgh this year, have signed a TV deal with E4, Channel 4's digital entertainment channel which launches on 18 January, writes Ashley D

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    GRIFFILMS MAKES S4C IDENTS

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Griffilms produced the on-screen Christmas idents for S4C. Animators Hywel Griffith, Dylan Jones and Eryl Jones based the sequences on drawings by the children of Maesybont primary school, animating them in

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    BBC SEEKS SCHEDULER FOR BBC 3 AND 4

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    The BBC is currently interviewing to appoint a scheduler for planned digital channels BBC 3 and BBC 4. The two new schedulers will report to head of TV operations Mark Thomas

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    RATINGS: WEEK ENDING 26 NOVEMBER - Peak Practice overtakes Casualty after slow start

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Like some sort of celestial eclipse, Who Wants to be a Millionaire?'s first million-pound winner overshadowed the demise of Victor Meldrew.The result - 33 million people watching TV on a Monday

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    Thomson in£1.4bn Technicolor deal

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    French electronics group Thomson Multimedia is to buy Technicolor in a deal which values the video and DVD processing and duplication business at around£1.4bn.Carlton Communications confirmed on Monday that it

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    Einstein Channel to blast off in January on Sky

    2000-12-14T15:52:00Z

    Digital science broadcaster Einstein Channel has set 25 January for its UK launch date on Sky Digital, writes David Wood.The channel, which is spending£1.5 million on its UK roll

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    Brighter to make boy-racer tribute

    2000-12-14T15:48:00Z

    Flextech's Bravo commissions factual entertainment magazine series

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    Zig Zag in Granada/Boots channel coup

    2000-12-14T15:47:00Z

    Zig Zag has been commissioned by the soon-to-launch Granada/ Boots health channel to produce more than 1,000 minutes of content across a wide range of genres.Channel Baby is a 300-minute

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    S4C plans welsh answer to X-Files

    2000-12-14T15:40:00Z

    Welsh broadcaster S4C has unveiled details of its new year's schedule.The backbone of the schedule is a 6 x 60-minute spine-chiller drama series called Arachnid, which is being made by

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    Walsh Bros produces reality show

    2000-12-14T15:37:00Z

    Indie Walsh Bros has been commissioned by Wilson to produce a 13 x 30-minute series Trex.The reality-based TV show will follow the adventures of three British boys and three

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    Wilson orders 'Sillionaire' for C5

    2000-12-14T15:33:00Z

    Channel 5 commissioning editor, children's and religious programming Nick Wilson has ordered a 1 x 20-minute broadcast pilot comedy show co-produced by indies Cheeky TV and Brilliant TV.Who Wants 2

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    Davies appointed as new BBC vice-chairman

    2000-12-14T13:32:00Z

    Goldman Sachs' chief economist takes over from outgoing Baroness Young who moves to new role at Environment Agency